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GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY

EIN 41-0271520 ERSKINE, MN

Largest nonprofits in Minnesota

Revenue 2024
$41,163,364
Expenses 2024
$41,163,364

As filed

Subsection
12
Classification
3000
Street
PO BOX 259

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROVIDE COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS ON A NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVE BASIS.

  • GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY PROVIDES COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS ON A NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVE BASIS.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Allen Paulson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $10,950
    From this org
    $10,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Ferden

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $13,200
    From this org
    $13,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arlene Novak

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $13,650
    From this org
    $13,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Devries

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $13,661
    From this org
    $13,661
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leland Hoaas

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $10,050
    From this org
    $10,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Byron Ness

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,524
    From this org
    $12,524
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald Kiesow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,322
    From this org
    $9,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Djernes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $11,576
    From this org
    $11,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Casey Holland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,382
    From this org
    $9,382
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Timothy Brinkman

    CEO/GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $473,305
    From this org
    $342,444
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $130,861
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $342,444
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $101,501
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,360
    Filer's total
    $473,305
  • Steve Mueller

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $229,667
    From this org
    $168,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,067
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,600
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $52,033
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,034
    Filer's total
    $229,667
  • Jon Smith

    CHIEF FACILITIES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $252,459
    From this org
    $174,048
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $78,411
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,048
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $52,618
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,793
    Filer's total
    $252,459
  • Brian Grunhovd

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $245,852
    From this org
    $169,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,352
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $50,559
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,793
    Filer's total
    $245,852
  • Heidi Haaven

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $227,188
    From this org
    $163,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,733
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,455
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $48,876
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,857
    Filer's total
    $227,188
  • Sue Rasmussen

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFI

    Total calculated
    $216,394
    From this org
    $153,765
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,629
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,765
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $46,576
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,053
    Filer's total
    $216,394
  • Laurie Ramsey

    SERVICE OFC. SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $180,178
    From this org
    $118,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,570
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,608
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,777
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,793
    Filer's total
    $180,178

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $41,163,364
    Expenses
    $41,163,364
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $44,341,220
    Expenses
    $42,862,223
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $42,423,124
    Expenses
    $42,423,124
    Contributions
    $0
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $40,536,799
    Expenses
    $40,536,799
    Assets (EOY)
    $115,867,634
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $38,252,958
    Expenses
    $38,252,958
    Assets (EOY)
    $103,261,715
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $36,924,509
    Expenses
    $36,924,509
    Assets (EOY)
    $92,194,995
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $25,449,367
    Expenses
    $25,449,367
    Assets (EOY)
    $79,101,295
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $23,515,840
    Expenses
    $23,515,840
    Assets (EOY)
    $76,205,464
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $23,513,009
    Expenses
    $23,513,009
    Assets (EOY)
    $70,766,867
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,675,519
    Expenses
    $22,675,519
    Assets (EOY)
    $65,973,414
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $20,760,796
    Assets (EOY)
    $61,739,473
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $18,807,596
    Assets (EOY)
    $59,772,880
  • 2010 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $18,337,556
    Assets (EOY)
    $57,133,530

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • GARDEN VALLEY INNOVATIONS LLC

    PROVIDES IT SUPPORT AND RELATED SERVICES · MN · income $535,429 · assets $322,029

  • MIDWEST BROADBAND PROPERTIES LLC

    TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT · MN · income $0 · assets $0

  • MIDWEST BROADBAND UNDERGROUND LLC

    TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT · MN · income $0 · assets $0

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

  • GARDEN VALLEY HOLDINGS INC

    C · TELECOMMUNICATIONS · MN · 100% owned · share of assets $629,104 · controlled entity

  • MAGNIFI BROADBAND INC

    C · TELECOMMUNICATIONS · MN · 100% owned · share of income $587,824 · share of assets $8,179,864 · controlled entity

  • KENTEC COMMUNICATIONS INC

    C · TELECOMMUNICATIONS · CO · 100% owned · share of income $1,493,175 · share of assets $7,023,997 · controlled entity

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.